Days after NASA's new mission to a mysterious group of asteroids launched, spacecraft personnel continue battling an issue with one of the vehicle's two massive solar arrays.
Space News & Blog Articles
Tune into the SpaceZE News Network to stay updated on industry news from around the world.
An alien planet lost its atmosphere to a giant impact
Astronomers may have for the first time detected evidence that a distant planet had its atmosphere partially blown away by a giant impact, a new study finds.
Spacecraft for asteroid deflection experiment ready for fueling
The DART spacecraft is moved into a shipping container last month at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman
A small spacecraft built for a NASA asteroid defense experiment arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California earlier this month and is ready for fueling, one of the final milestones before liftoff in November on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The Large Magellanic Cloud Stole one of its Globular Clusters
Astronomers have known for years that galaxies are cannibalistic. Massive galaxies like our own Milky Way have gained mass by absorbing smaller neighbours.
Russian cargo ship to make a novel day-long parking spot swap at space station
An uncrewed Russian cargo ship will begin swapping parking spots at the International Space Station tonight (Oct. 20) and take just over a day reach its new berth.
Failed Russian spy satellite falls to Earth in brilliant fireball (video)
A failed Russian spy satellite crashed back to Earth early this morning (Oct. 20), burning up in a brilliant fireball spotted by many observers in the American Midwest.
SpaceX, NASA target Halloween launch for Crew-3 astronaut flight to space station
NASA's next space station launch is set for Halloween and will put four more astronauts into space on a SpaceX rocket.
NASA Selects Gamma-Ray Mission to Explore Positron Sources, Supernovae
The COSI mission will study the recent history of star birth, star death, and the formation of chemical elements in the Milky Way.
NASA to launch secretive US military payloads on 3 sounding rockets from Virginia tonight
NASA will launch three sounding rockets from its Wallops Flight Facility in coastal Virginia on flights that local observers may be able to spot in the sky.
The Rocinante flies again as Hero Collector's first spaceship model from 'The Expanse' (exclusive)
Hero Collector is christening The Rocinante, their first ship in a new line of collectible "The Expanse" ship models.
New Horizons: Exploring Pluto and Beyond
New Horizons was the first spacecraft to visit dwarf planet Pluto and Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth. The spacecraft is still actively exploring the solar system.
'Dune' movie skins land in Fortnite because the Spice must flow on the island
You can play as Dune's Paul Atreides or his co-star, Chani, in Fortnite now.
Rocket Lab to recover booster on launch next month
Rocket Lab plans to recover the first stage of an Electron launcher during its next mission, which is scheduled to lift off from New Zealand during a two-week window that opens on Nov. 11.
Newly-named 'Capt. John Young Hangar' honors legendary NASA astronaut
NASA's longest-serving astronaut now has his name on one of the agency's longest-serving structures. Johnson Space Center director Vanessa Wyche led a ceremony to name Hangar 276 for John Young.
NASA has selected new space telescope project to study Milky Way's evolution
NASA has picked a new telescope to head into space, where it will peer out in search of the most powerful light emissions made in the universe.
October's full Hunter's Moon of 2021 rises tonight! Here's what to expect.
The Hunter's Moon rises tonight, marking the first full moon of the fall season in the northern hemisphere.
The 2021 Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's what to expect.
The annual Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak today (Oct. 20), but could have some competition with the full Hunter's Moon set to rise tonight, too.
Boeing, NASA zero in on fix for Starliner capsule's valve problem
The valve problem that has kept Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi grounded for the past 10 weeks may soon be solved.
Ten years of Soyuz at Europe’s Spaceport
On 21 October 2011, the first pair of Galileo navigation satellites was launched by a Russian-built Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Vortex binoculars: Deals and discounts
We've picked out our favorite Vortex binoculars – and found the best prices for them, too.
What are FPV drones?
FPV drones offer perhaps the most immersive flying experience you could have with drones, but that First Person View comes with its own challenges, benefits and equipment.
